Ulysses S. Grant: Warrior and StatesmanMorrow, 1969 - 480 pages |
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Page 125
... move down the Mississippi to Belmont , about eighteen miles downstream , to be moved west from there when General Grant took command of them . His head- quarters were to be at Cairo , but in pursuance of these orders he estab- lished ...
... move down the Mississippi to Belmont , about eighteen miles downstream , to be moved west from there when General Grant took command of them . His head- quarters were to be at Cairo , but in pursuance of these orders he estab- lished ...
Page 195
... move at the same hour and endeavor to intercept the enemy's retreat if still there ; if he had gone , then Hooker was to move directly to Ross- ville and operate against the left and rear of the force on Missionary Ridge . Thomas was ...
... move at the same hour and endeavor to intercept the enemy's retreat if still there ; if he had gone , then Hooker was to move directly to Ross- ville and operate against the left and rear of the force on Missionary Ridge . Thomas was ...
Page 213
... move on to the James River and draw these from Butler's supplies . This move took him past the entire rear of Lee's army . These orders were also given in writing through Meade . The object of this move was threefold . First , if ...
... move on to the James River and draw these from Butler's supplies . This move took him past the entire rear of Lee's army . These orders were also given in writing through Meade . The object of this move was threefold . First , if ...
Contents
The Boy and the Cadet | 13 |
The Years Between | 31 |
The War With Mexico | 46 |
Copyright | |
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